Friday, December 26, 2008

What would you do if you had an extra second?


What would you do if you had an extra second of time to spend? It doesn't seem like a lot of time but I remember this episode of the Twilight Zone called A Kind of Stopwatch that first aired in 1963, where the character in the show could stop time and be unaffected by the time stoppage so that he could manipulate situations to suit his fancy. He stole drinks, money, robbed a bank, and caused problems in general. I also thought of the Star Trek movie Insurrection, and one of the characters had learned how to slow time down with her mind so she could perceive the moment for longer than normal. So I ask myself, what could I do with an extra second? I could take an extra sip of champagne, toss a ball, improve my 5k running time, talk long distance for a free second, kiss a little longer, or wait an extra second for the New Year 2009 to arrive. Yes, I think that is what I will be doing, because this year we have an extra second in 2008. Over a Space.com there is a fun yet informative article about how on the 31st Dec 2008 at midnight we will have a void of one second due to the gradually slowing rotation of the Earth. The extra second was ordered by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service, according to the article.
So again, I put the question to you, what can you think of doing with your extra second!
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